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Moderate: freeipmi security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Type: advisorySources: OSV

The freeipmi packages contain an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) remote console and system management software based on the IPMI specification. Security Fix(es): * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via malformed Fujitsu System Event Log responses (CVE-2026-85504) * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-85507) * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow in ipmi-oem (CVE-2026-85506) * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-85509) * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Denial of Service via stack-based buffer over-read in ipmi-oem (CVE-2026-85505) * freeipmi: FreeIPMI: stack-based buffer overflow in ipmi-oem Dell system info handler (CVE-2026-85508) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * Update freeipmi to 1.6.20 to fix two potential buffer overflows [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-279523) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Products
freeipmi
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0:1.6.20-1.el9_8
CVEs
CVE-2026-85504, CVE-2026-85505, CVE-2026-85506, CVE-2026-85507, CVE-2026-85508, CVE-2026-85509
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 17:57 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Moderate: freeipmi security, bug fix, and enhancement update

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Oct 2026, 12:04 UTC

The freeipmi packages contain an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) remote console and system management software based on the IPMI specification. Security Fix(es): * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via malformed Fujitsu System Event Log responses (CVE-2026-85504) * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-85507) * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow in ipmi-oem (CVE-2026-85506) * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-85509) * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Denial of Service via stack-based buffer over-read in ipmi-oem (CVE-2026-85505) * freeipmi: FreeIPMI: stack-based buffer overflow in ipmi-oem Dell system info handler (CVE-2026-85508) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * Update freeipmi to 1.6.20 to fix two potential buffer overflows [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-279523) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

osv:RLSA-2026:89753

freeipmi

Fixed versions: 0:1.6.20-1.el9_8

Complete source record
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    "summary": "The freeipmi packages contain an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) remote console and system management software based on the IPMI specification. Security Fix(es): * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via malformed Fujitsu System Event Log responses (CVE-2026-85504) * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-85507) * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow in ipmi-oem (CVE-2026-85506) * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-85509) * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Denial of Service via stack-based buffer over-read in ipmi-oem (CVE-2026-85505) * freeipmi: FreeIPMI: stack-based buffer overflow in ipmi-oem Dell system info handler (CVE-2026-85508) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * Update freeipmi to 1.6.20 to fix two potential buffer overflows [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-279523) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.",
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